Trump Is Trying to Sabotage the Health of All Our Kids
#HealthPolicy #PublicHealth #VaccineMandate #ExecutiveOrder #ChildSafety
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His executive order on vaccines is classic Trump: authoritarian, nonsensical, and deadly.smccroskey (The Nation)
The GOP Wants To Take Down Fauci--and Is Putting Pregnant Women in the Crossfire
#HealthPolicy #PoliticalScrutiny #WomenInPolitics #PoliticalConflict #PublicHealthCrisis
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“It’s disgusting to see these politicians trying to scare and shame pregnant patients in an attempt to push their political agenda."Danielle Han (Jezebel)
RFK Jr. Is Taking On the Fuzziest Category in Food Science
#USDA #HealthPolicy #RFKJr #Nutrition #UltraProcessedFoods
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The Health and Human Services secretary has railed against ultra-processed foods. Now he wants to define what they actually are.Nicholas Florko (The Atlantic)
Low-rent grifter: How one Trump aide traded his family name for cash
#CorporateInfluence #PoliticalEthics #HealthPolicy #PoliticalScandal #PoliticalDecline
Should he step down after these corruption claims?Joe Conason (Alternet.org)
NHS bosses giving evidence to public accounts committee admit current position is unacceptableDenis Campbell (the Guardian)
Republicans increasingly avoid doctors and vaccines, widening health gaps with Democrats, researchers sayHannah Harris Green (the Guardian)
Exclusive: Nursing and Midwifery Council admits it did not carry out checks on professionals who broke the lawDenis Campbell (the Guardian)
Radiologists say ‘ballooning’ costs reflect staffing failures, forcing a reliance on lower-quality private scan reportsDenis Campbell (the Guardian)
Exclusive: Ashley Dalton says rejected amendments could have made bill stronger but it became a ‘pretty dangerous set of affairs’Jessica Elgot (the Guardian)
UK report argues people have greater control over longevity than widely understood, but others say claim is simplisticAmelia Hill (the Guardian)
NHS experts and MPs say he ‘told a good story’ as health secretary while kicking the difficult cans down the roadDenis Campbell (the Guardian)
Medicare has already paused hospice and home healthcare agency signups as potential fraud is investigatedMelody Schreiber (the Guardian)
Wes Streeting says legislation will save lives, but GPs are concerned about liability for errors introduced by other providersCaroline Davies (the Guardian)
At least three households in Barry, south Wales, identified as having contracted the liver infectionBethan McKernan (the Guardian)
Plan promotes ‘deprescribing’ as psychiatrists warn crisis stems from lack of access to care, not overuseRachel Leingang (the Guardian)
Charity says starting specialised care after first miscarriage instead of third reduces risk of future lossesTobi Thomas (the Guardian)
Half of respondents to RCN poll said patients ‘frequently come to harm’ because caseloads are too highIan Sample (the Guardian)
Metric gives fuller picture than life expectancy, which is simply how long people live, says Health FoundationDenis Campbell (the Guardian)
Executive order to speed access to psychedelic treatments likely to have limited legal impact despite high-profile pushHannah Harris Green (the Guardian)
YouGov survey shows cross-party consensus – but that many fear abortion access could be reducedHannah Al-Othman (the Guardian)
Trade body warns that changes are likely to drive up costs and push pupils to find somewhere to buy junk foodLauren Almeida (the Guardian)
Though welcomed by chefs and campaigners, many schools say the government’s plan to remove ‘grab and go’ options from the menu is a step too farSally Weale (the Guardian)
Heather Hallett hails vaccine scheme but criticises rule that only those meeting 60% disabled threshold can get payoutsGuardian staff reporter (the Guardian)
Transfer of medical services from hospital to former Wilko store is improving healthcare access and boosting footfallDenis Campbell (the Guardian)
Exclusive: MPs say profit-making levels in England are ‘scandalous’ and call for cap on amount private companies can make from NHSDenis Campbell (the Guardian)
Exclusive: Sources believe AI tech company’s engineers have been granted access to directory of up to 1.5m staffChris Osuh (the Guardian)
Exclusive: Health secretary says industrial action in England also threatens to derail NHS progress on waiting timesAndrew Gregory (the Guardian)
Six-day stoppage in England next week to go ahead and minister confirms offer of extra training places withdrawnDenis Campbell (the Guardian)
Union says there has been ‘far too little progress’ in talks over pay and career developmentGuardian staff reporter (the Guardian)
Health secretary still confident of success but critics say scrapping of NHS England has been ‘a total car crash’Denis Campbell (the Guardian)
Exclusive: Health secretary’s pledges in doubt as analysis shows health service will not deliver key improvementsDenis Campbell (the Guardian)
Ban on junk food adverts has cut advertising spend and prompted a debate over the policy’s impactMark Sweney (the Guardian)
